From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Louis Burt Mayer (born Lazar Meir in the Russian Empire; July 12, 1884 – October 29, 1957) was an American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM). Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most prestigious movie studio, accumulating the largest concentration of leading writers, directors and stars in Hollywood. Mayer was one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Known For
| Birth Location | Dymer, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire [now Vyshhorod Raion, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine] |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884-07-12 |
| Died | 1957-10-29 |
Movies
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Sid & Judy
as Self (archive photos)
2019
Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
as Self (archive footage)
2019
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
2014
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Girl 27
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Facing the Past
as Self (archive footage)
2005
So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Checking Out: Grand Hotel
as Self (archive footage)
2004
The Casting Couch
as (archive footage)
1995
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1988
Greta Garbo: The Temptress and the Clown
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Showbiz Goes to War
as (archive footage)
1982
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
Hollywood: The Selznick Years
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1961
Actors and Sin
as Louis B. Mayer (Woman of Sin sequence) (archive footage)
1952
Another Romance of Celluloid
as Self (uncredited)
1938
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1925
Seeing Stars
as Self
1922
Movies
I Take This Woman
Producer
1940
West of Zanzibar
Presenter
1928
Detectives
Producer
1928
Mike
Presenter
1926
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Producer
1925
Proud Flesh
Presenter
1925
Excuse Me
Presenter
1925
He Who Gets Slapped
Presenter
1924
Greed
Executive Producer
1924
So This Is Marriage?
Presenter
1924
Wine of Youth
Producer
1924
Thy Name Is Woman
Producer
1924
Strangers of the Night
Presenter
1923
Strangers of the Night
Producer
1923
The Famous Mrs. Fair
Presenter
1923
The Woman He Married
Producer
1922
Human Desire
Producer
1919
Her Kingdom of Dreams
Producer
1919
Mary Regan
Producer
1919
A Midnight Romance
Producer
1919
Dimples
Producer
1916